Means for preventing the flow of water through a water system.



B. G. LINDENBERGER. MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE FLOW OF WATER THROUGH AWATER SYSTEM.

APPLICATION IILBD JULY 6, 1907.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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R. G. LINDENBERGER. MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE FLOW OF WATER THROUGH AWATER sYsTEM.

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Patented May 18, 1909.

Application filed new, 1907'. Serial No. 382,891.

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Be it known that I, RrcnAai) G. LrNDEN- \BERGER, citizenof, the UnitedStates, residing at New'York' cit in the county 0t. New" York and-Sta'tefo New York, have invented certain new and 'useful Improvements incans, for, Preventing the Flow of Water Qough a Water System; and I-dohereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as thers skilled in the art towhichv ai igertains. to make and. usethe same.

s invention; relates to rovements in .it means for preventing the ow ofwater through. a system of pipes, and particularly f ofi the flow ofwater and also sound, an alar whenever desired. The invention comprisesthe roduction of a valveffer permitting the ow of water through abuilding or. the like in any convenient manner, means .for holding saidfor preventing the flow of water, and, electrical means for permittingsaidmeaneto operate whenithe lock of the building 'has; been operated.

The' object in 'view is to provide a valve at the Ioint of supply ofwater to a buildingor is normally held in an open tlna e which I positonby means of alever and hook in contact therewith, the hook beingdesigned to be forced out of contact with the lever by the operation ofan armature ofa magnetwhich inturn is energized by current from anysuitable source when thecircuit is completed by the throwing of the boltin the lock of the door of the building. I

Another object in view is the production of a device that willordinarily permit water to flow through the water system of abuilding orthe like but will upon the lockin of the? water and sound an'alarm.

Another object inview is the. production. of a manually operated valvefor controlling the flow of water in a water system, means for normallyholding the valve open, electric operative means for releasing the valveand a pair of springs designed to be held -apart while. the valve is.open and to be. permitted],

to come, in contaet= wh n the valve is closed for providing. a circuit.through which. cur.-

' rent ma flow. foroperating another valve.

structions, combinations and arr-an rounding mechanism presentinvention,

' without departing present invention.

} a watersystem; inea ;,for holdin the va'lye;

open, electrically operated means for releas ingt e valve and a circuitfor the electrically ope ated means that is designed to be closedwhenever, desired,- which in turn will 0 crate the valve, and the valvein closing wi also permit a circuit to be formed for sounding an alarm.

. With. these and other objects in view the invention comprises certainother novel. con.- ements of parts which are hereinafter more 'lly described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:-Fignreji fl is a diagrammatical view of oneembodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of a pair ofcontacting springs and'surforming a part or the the springs being shownas held se arate. Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. 1 on inc 3, 3,looking in the direction of the arrow, the valve being shown in itsclosed position. Fig. 4.- is a front view of a lock witha portion brokenaway. Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the invention, a plurality"of-operating mechanisms being disclosed for showing the successiveoperation of the same.

In constructing a device in accordance with the'p'resent invention 1provide a valve. 1 that is secured in position on pipe 2 at any desiredpoint. Thepipe .2 is part of, the water distributing system of ahouseior the like and may be any length, size and sha e from the spiritof tlie 'Any'number' of valves 1 may be positioned at various places.through the system which are operated in a similar The valve 1 auto-'manner to the valve 1. matically is held closed by a spring 3;-butnormally the valve 1 is held in an op'en'posi: tion by having its arm orlever 4 which is provided with an inner cam face 3 and is ad'a ted toraise the valve which is pivotallymounted at 6 to any 'con Thehook 5 isformed venient structure.

with an arm 'or trigger 7 that is'normally pressed by spring 8, so as tohave the hook.

5 always in position for engaging lever 4.

hearmor trigger down by a hammer-or member 9 operated by meanshereinafter: fully described. When forced down hook ,5 will be arm ortrigger 7 is forced upward and out of engagement with lever Leo thatspring 3'wil1 quickly rotatecr.

close valve 1 and cons quently shut oil 0' stop the-water fromfiowmgthroligh pipe 7 is designed to be forced,

stem engaging a 1100 5' Lever 4 is preferably formed integral with anextension or continuationll-lto which is secured a grip or handle 11that is designed to be operated manually for setting the device,

that is; for forcing the same to the position shown in Fig.- 1 andpermitting catch engaging lever '4. It will be evident that so long ascatch or hook -5 engages lever 4 valve 1 will remain open. Positionednear valve 1 is apair of springs 12 and 13 that are designed to normallycontact with each other. Spring 13 however is in'the path of movement ofextension-: so that when lever 4 is in engagement with hook or catch 5,eXtension 10 will depress spring 13 and force the same out of contactwith spring 12. This will hold open the circuit of wires 14 and 15.

Arm 7 of hook orcatoh 5 is operatedhy member 9 as. heretofore describedand member 9 in turn is vibrated 'by movement of armature 1-6. Armature16 is moved by magnets '17 which .are designed to receivecurrentfrom'battery' 18 through a circuit hereinafter more fully setforth.

Interposed inthe circuit of magnet 17 is a I lock 22 and its keeper 23.The lockand kee or may be of any convenient'kind, refera ly the lock andkeeper of'the door 0 the building to which the device is applied. The.

lock 22 is connected with battery 18 for receiving current therefrom andisdesi ned to let current pass from the bolt or ocking member ,24 to aspring and then through the wires 26, 27, 28, binding post 35, wire 36,bindingpost 37, vibrator 24, and armature l 6, tens'ion member 38,binding post 39, electro magnets 17, binding post 40, Wire 41, hooksupporting member 42, catch or hook 5, lever 4 and to ground throughvalve 1. This circuit is traced with the assumption that looking member24 is in contact with spring 25 for if the same were 0 en the currentwould nbt'fiow, but being clbsed would flow as just indicated, andflowing in this circuit will cause armature 16 to vibrate andconsequently disengage catch 5 from lever '4. When lever 4- is disenaged it will permit .ralve'l to be closed as eretofore described. Thiswill cut out current from electro magnets 17 as the circuit is brokenbetween hook 5 andarm 4. Though the circuit is broken that permitscurrent to ass through magnet 17 a new circuit is esta lished byextension 10 movirg ofi of spring 13 and thus permitting thesame tocontactwith spring 12.

When springs 12 and 13 have t us been brou ht in contact with each othercurrent will ow from. battery 18 through lock 22, bolt 24, spring'25,wires26, 27, and 28, binding post 35, Wire 14, spring 12, spring 13,Wires 15,43, 44, binding post 45, wires 46, 47 and 48 to binding post 49which is similar to binding post 35, but upon another set of similardevices in another part of the building so that the current mayflow'from battery 18 through the circuit traced to another set ofmagnets similar to 17 for closing another valve similar to 1 in anotherset. In this connection it will be observed that any'number of devicesmay be used and connected in this manner as shown in Fig. 5, so thatwhen any one is set in operation, all of the various sets will operateand close all thevalves The current passing 49 flows through a set-.ofmagnets similar to magnet 17 and is groiinded upon pipe 2 in a similarmanner to the current passing through magnets '17. After all the variousvalves 2 have been shut off, cur+ I rent will ass to binding post 50 andthe contacting o the last pair of springs similar to 12 and 13 providesa path for current for bell 51 lar tovalve 1-, has been shut on, currentwill be switched onto binding post 50 by the clos-. rings 12 and 13 so'as to,

ing of the last set of s rovide current for t e. operating of bell 51. twill also be noted that any number of devices may be used in a buildingor system and when any one is cut out current is supplied to theremaining set of devices for turning ofi the valves thereof. After thelast valve has been cut off current is supplied to an alarm for rovidinga signal that indicates that-all passes from binding post passed throughan adjoiningof t e valves similar tovalve 1 have been.

closed.

-What I claim is 1. A device of thecharacter described, comprisingawater system, avalve interposed in the pipes of said system, a leverhaving a handle section formed integral with said valve, springs one ofwhich, is adapted to contact with said lever, electrical connec-,

tions with said springs, catch'arm adapted to en lever, means forsupporting said arm, a magnet havmg an armature provided with a proaspring controlled gage one end of said jecting hammer adapted tos trikesaid arm, a I

circuit in which the magnetis interposed and a bolt provided with aswitch'ffor controlling said circuit.

2. In a device of the character described, comprising a water system, anautomatic valve interposed in the pipes of said system, a cross armformed integral with the rev0luble portion of the valve and providedwith a handle at one end and a narrowed portion atthe op ositev end, atriggernormally contacting Wit the narrowedend of said arm, a ma netarmature extension said trigger, a plurality of contact springs one ofwhich is adaptedto be engaged by adapted to strike when the magnet isenergized, a second valve, means for controlling said second valve, anelectric circuit in which the said means is inter-posed, and a circuitclosin device ari ranged for actuation by the release of said l crossarm to close the said circuit. l

a lock member providedwith elec trical connections, and an electricalcircuit in which the magnet is interposed.

3. In a device of the character described, comprising a water system, anautomatic valve, a cross-arm integral with the movable projectingportion of the valve, a ivotally connected arm releasably control ingsaid cross-arm, a release for said pivoted arm, a l of awater system,across-arm mounted upon magnet for operating said release, an elecl thestem of said valve, a trigger provided at trical switch 0 erated by saidcross-arm, an one end with a catch releasably controlling said arm,

5. In a device of the character described, an automatic valve interposedon the pipes alarm control ed by said switch, a locking said cross-arm,a magnet, an armature acted member forming an electrical contact, and an1 upon by said magnet and having a projecting electrical circuitcontrolled thereby and havi hammer portion adapted to strike saidtriging the magnet inter osed therein. 5 ger, a switch 0 erated by saidcross-arm, an 4. In a device of t e class described, a waalarm operateby said switch, and electrical ter system, a valve interposed in thepipes of connections for said magnet and switch.

said system, a cross arm upon the stem of the i In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature valve, a trigger normally engaged with the inpresence of two witnesses.

cross arm, an electro magnet, an armature RICHARD G, LINDENBERGER. forthe said magnet provided with a hammer extension, the said extensionbein adapted to strike the trigger to release the cross arm Witnesses:

N. Lovn, EMIL L. AARON.

